"Living from day to day": food insecurity, complexity, and coping in muTare, Zimbabwe.

abstract：:Drawing on data gathered in the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States, this study examined internal and external locus of control, self-esteem, neuroticism, perceived health status, uniqueness, and somatic amplification as correlates of dietary supplement use. With sex, race, and age measures als...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Denham BE

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article we discuss the importance of food plants, both introduced and native, in the pharmacopoeia of the Polish community in Misiones, Argentina. Food species constitute a relevant portion of all botanicals used by Polish settlers in home therapies (41%), while introduced food species prevail among the contin...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Kujawska M,Pieroni A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal placentophagy, although widespread among mammals, is conspicuously absent among humans cross-culturally. Recently, however, advocates for the practice have claimed it provides human postpartum benefits. Despite increasing awareness about placentophagy, no systematic research has investigated the motivations o...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Selander J,Cantor A,Young SM,Benyshek DC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess whether household food insecurity is associated with delayed or early menarche among girls in the United States. Thirty-six dyadic household interviews were conducted with mothers and adolescent girls. The interviews included a socio-demographic survey, the USDA Six-Item Short Form ...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Burris M,Miller E,Romero-Daza N,Himmelgreen D

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the perceived connections between culture and food practices among Latino pre-adolescents (n = 17) and their parents (n = 15) through semi-structured interviews. Results show that pre-adolescents have formed perceptions concerning the association between their eating behaviors and cultural backgrou...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Fuster M,Weindorf S,Mateo KF,Barata-Cavalcanti O,Leung MM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research explores the social distribution of food knowledge in Ribeirão Preto, a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Through an analysis of the distribution of individual expertise in regard to the cultural model of food along the dimensions of healthfulness, practicality, and prestige, this research demonstr...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Newkirk CN,Oths KS,Dressler WW,Dos Santos JE

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food preferences during pregnancy result from a complex set of biocultural interactions with important implications for maternal and child health. This article explores the social context of maternal food choice in marginal environments of East Africa. Biocultural data collected among Turkana and Datoga women living i...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Young AG,Pike IL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breakfast consumption is of utmost importance for adolescents to attain nutritional adequacy. The association of breakfast skipping with overall nutritional status has been supported with little causal evidences. Therefore, the present investigation was undertaken to examine this conjecture. A total of 500 adolescent ...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Jain D,Grover K,Choudhary M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We highlighted gaps in nutritional data for wild game meat and wild caught fish that have a regulated harvesting season in New York State, and examined the possible role that wild game and fish play in current trends towards consumption of local, healthy meat sources. This project is part of larger study that examines...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Tidball MM,Tidball KG,Curtis P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leafy vegetables are sources of diet diversification and could contribute to food and nutritional security in African rural areas. However, in some places, little is known about if, how, and why leafy vegetables are consumed. Processing and preservation methods, food forms, and consumption determinants of four leafy v...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Vihotogbe-Sossa CN,Akissoe NH,Anihouvi VB,Ahohuendo BC,Ahanchede A,Sanni A,Hounhouigan DJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the influence of family solidarity, community structure, information access, social capital, and socioeconomic status on the extent of nutrition and health knowledge (NHK) among primary household meal planners. In turn, we pose the question: does this knowledge influence dietary decision making...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Moxley RL,Jicha KA,Thompson GH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigating eating disorders and orthorexia nervosa, especially in the young population, is an important step in taking protective precautions and identifying disease. This study was carried out to determine the relationship of eating disorders and orthorexia nervosa to gender, BMI, and field of study in a populatio...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Sanlier N,Yassibas E,Bilici S,Sahin G,Celik B

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores foods talked about and chosen in the education of Swedish Home Economics as a relationship between structural processes and agency. Three data sets from observations and focus group interviews with teachers and students were analyzed for food classifications. These were related to a culinary tria...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Höijer K,Hjälmeskog K,Fjellström C

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine dietary practices and meal patterns among Malaysian overweight and obese school children at baseline. This study was part of a school-based obesity intervention study, My Body is Fit and Fabulous at School (MyBFF@school). It involved 1045 primary and 1041 secondary overweight and obese sc...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Selamat R,Raib J,Abdul Aziz NA,Zulkafly N,Ismail AN,W Mohamad WNA,Nasruddin NIN,Jalaludin MY,Md Zain F,Ishak Z,Yahya A,Mokhtar AH

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor nutrition in adolescent girls poses critical health risks on future pregnancy and birth outcomes especially in developing countries. Our purpose was to assess nutritional status and dietary intake of rural adolescent girls and determine pulse and food intake patterns associated with poor nutritional status. A cro...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Roba AC,Gabriel-Micheal K,Zello GA,Jaffe J,Whiting SJ,Henry CJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of orthorexia nervosa in dietitians, as assessed by administering ORTO-15, Eating Attitudes Test-40 (EAT-40) and Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (MOCI). Our study included 117 dietitians (Ankara). Orto-15 test scores below 40 points was considered indic...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Asil E,Sürücüoğlu MS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influences of proximal and distal determinants of dietary adequacy of children from an urban slum in India were analyzed. Children numbering 271 (5-14 years) and their mothers were enrolled for the study. Intake of all nutrients except protein was inadequate in the dietaries of children. Among distal determinants,...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Kulsum A,A JL,Prakash J

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood obesity is a global public health concern in developed and developing countries. Approximately 3 in 10 Panamanian children suffer from obesity, and overweight/obesity is responsible for the highest number of premature or avoidable deaths in this country. A formative community assessment and exploration of th...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Kakkad A,Chandler C,Coel M,Spann A,Struhar S,Wilkinson S,Crocker T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explores food preparation behaviors, including types of food prepared, methods of preparation, and frequency of preparation of low-income urban African American youth ages 9-15 in Baltimore City (n = 289) and analyzes a potential association to diet quality as measured through Healthy Eating Index 2010 (HEI...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Sattler M,Hopkins L,Anderson Steeves E,Cristello A,Mccloskey M,Gittelsohn J,Hurley K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:India is a diversified country. Just as the geography, religion, and culture of India are diverse, so are Indians' food habits. Even so, regional heterogeneity in food consumption exists across states. But it may be hypothesized that regional heterogeneity in food consumption across states has been declining. This hyp...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Tripathi A,Srivastava S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tongan adults show one of the highest prevalences of obesity in the world. The present study aims to estimate Tongans' energy and nutrient intakes and food sources using a 24-hour recall survey for 14 days targeting 15 men and 19 women. The mean (SD) daily energy intake was 12.2 (2.3) MJ for men and 10.6 (2.2) MJ for ...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Konishi S,Watanabe C,Umezaki M,Ohtsuka R

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship among socioeconomic status, social support, and food insecurity in a rural Kenyan island community. A cross-sectional random sample of 111 female heads of households representing 583 household members were surveyed in Mfangano Island, Kenya from August to...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Nagata JM,Fiorella KJ,Salmen CR,Hickey MD,Mattah B,Magerenge R,Milner EM,Weiser SD,Bukusi EA,Cohen CR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absence of human placentophagy, the maternal consumption of the afterbirth, is puzzling given its ubiquity and probable adaptive value in other mammals. We propose that human fire use may have led to placentophagy avoidance in our species. In our environment of evolutionary adaptedness, gravid women would likely h...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Young SM,Benyshek DC,Lienard P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between diarrheal disease, nutritional status, and health care was studied prospectively in Guatemalan Indian children 0-24 months of age. Subjects were drawn from the Patulul Project, a nutrition intervention study conducted by the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama. The total pop...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Delgado HL,Valverde V,Belizan JM,Klein RE

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the leaves of Kigelia africana are used to make a palm-nut soup which is consumed mainly by lactating women in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about the nutrient qualities of this underutilized and underappreciated plant food. Leaves of Kigelia africana, called "sausage tree" in English and ...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Glew RS,Amoako-Atta B,Ankar-Brewoo G,Presley JM,Chang YC,Chuang LT,Millson M,Smith BR,Glew RH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The short- and long-term effects of climate change on Papua New Guinea's agricultural sector have generated significant debate in recent times. Current literature demonstrates that different population groups have differing levels of vulnerability and resilience to the flow-on effects of climate change, particularly d...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Gwatirisa PR,Pamphilon B,Mikhailovich K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strong argument for overall family limitation in less developed countries (LDC) may hinge on the ability of family planners to show parents how to have better babies who will not only survive but also develop to their full mental and physical potential. An adequate diet, especially with respect to protein, during b...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Hseuh AM,Hsu SC,Chow LP,Chow BF

更新日期：1973-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the effects of information on consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for genetically modified food (GMF). We used Vickrey second price experimental auction method for elicitation of consumer WTP for GM potato chips and GM soya-chocolate bar. The sample used in this study was university students from D...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Kajale DB,Becker TC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the availability, preference, and consumption of indigenous forest foods in Uluguru North (UNM) and West Usambara Mountains (WUM) of Tanzania. Data collection techniques involved focus group discussion, structured questionnaires, and botanical identification. Results revealed (1) there were 114 indigen...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Msuya TS,Kideghesho JR,Mosha TC

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appalachian communities have lower access to healthier food sources like grocery stores. Through semi-structured interviews with owner/managers of convenience stores in Appalachian communities, this qualitative study explored perceived roles and business practices of small food retailers using a grounded theory approa...

journal_title：Ecology of food and nutrition

authors： Anderson Steeves ET,McElrone M,Grier-Welch A,Zimmer MC,Daves P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00